The Tampa Bay Rays have started to get active with the winter meetings coming up right around the corner. However, there is still work to be done.
After a poor second half of the season, the Rays are a team that is hoping to make some improvements this winter to be able to contend in the challenging American League East. This division just seemingly is getting better and better and competing against some of the best of the best is going to be a challenge.
However, in the first half of 2025, Tampa Bay looked like a contending team. Now, they will be trying to sustain that for an entire season, and that means improvements will need to be made.
So far, the Rays have started that by addressing their needs in the outfield. This was a unit that lacked offensive firepower, and Tampa Bay has elected to sign both Jake Fraley and Cedric Mullins so far this winter. If Mullins can bounce back from a bad second half of the year, he could make a significant impact for the team.
With the outfield need likely set for now with those two additions, the team will start to explore upgrades in other areas of need. MLB.com recently wrote about the biggest question for the Rays heading into the winter meetings, and it was a relatively simple one.
What’s next for Tampa Bay?